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P Todd Coral Reefs Associate Editors Martha L Robbart and Beth Zimmer 20 Obituary The Great Barrier Reef: Finding the Right Bal- [email protected] R.E. (Bob) Johannes (1936 - 2002) C Wilkinson ance Terry Scoffi n (1941 - 2002) S Tudhope 66 Diary 23 Currents The 33rd Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting President CONTENTS Nicholas Polunin, Marine Science & Technology, Newcastle University, A preliminary assessment of the coral reefs of 10th International Coral Reef Symposium – Sta- 3 Editorial WF Precht, ML Robbart, B Zimmer NE1 7RU, UK Tel +44 (0)191 222 6675 Fax+44 (0)191 222 7891 Email Europa (Mozambique channel) JP Quod and bility and Degradation of Coral Reef Ecosystems 3 ISRS Comment [email protected] Rémi Garnier Climate Change and Aquatic Systems: Past, From the Outgoing President T Done Vice President Acanthaster planci on La Réunion reefs (Western Present & Future Richard Aronson, Dauphin Island Sea Lab., P.O. Box 369 370 Dauphin Indian Ocean) J Emeras, M-P Falquet, C Conand 4th International Bioerosion Workshop (IBW-4) From the Incoming President N Polunin Island, AL 36528, USA Tel +1 334 861 7567 Fax +1 334 861 7540 Email 5 ISRS News [email protected] Species Composition And Distribution Of The ISRS Offi cers and Council Members Treasurer Scleractinian Of Vietnam YuYa Latypov 2004 Election of Offi cers and Councillors – Call John Ware, SeaServices Inc., 19572 Club House Road, Montgomery Archipiélago Jardines De La Reina, Cuba: Thirty for Nominations Village, MD 20886, USA. Tel +1 301 987 8507 Fax +1 301 987 8531 years later, species richness of scleractinian cor- Email [email protected] 10th International Coral Reef Symposium: Stabil- als remains high VN Zlatarski, PM Alcolado, SG Corresponding Secretary Ferrer, P Kramer ity and Degradation of Coral Reef Ecosystems Peter Mumby, Marine Spatial Ecology Lab, School of Biological Sci- Travel Awards for 10th ICRS ences, Hatherly Laboratory, Prince of Wales Road, University of Exeter, Reef Discovery and Utilization in Antongil Bay, Eleventh International Coral Reef Symposium: Exeter, Devon, EX4 4PS, UK Tel + 44 (0)1392 263798 Fax + 44 (0)1392 Republic Of Madagascar K Mobley, P Doukakis, Call for expression of Interest and Guidelines for 263700 Email [email protected] M Jonahson Application